Important Info
Hannah Spence
Youngsville Elementary First Grade Teacher
919-556-5250 ext 250
Office Hours:
Monday-Tuesday & Thursday- Friday 7:10-7:35 & 2:00-3:00pm
Wednesday 7:30-3:00
Contact me through email and we will set up a time and day to meet virtually, phone call, or through email communication.
If an email is sent after 3:30 I may or may not receive it until the next morning, please allow 24 hrs for a response.
All class lessons, assessments, materials will be placed within google classroom. Your child will receive the google classroom code once enrolled in our first grade class!
Meet Mrs. Spence- with this fun slideshow!
First Grade Welcome Letter--English
First Grade Welcome Letter-- Spanish
As part of the virtual learning environment, students may be asked to use the following third party digital tools:
- Google Meets and recordings
- Google Classroom
- Google Slides/Docs
- EdPuzzle
- Quizlet
- Kahoot
- Prodigy
- Raz-kids
- Flipgrid
If you do not wish for your student to use these tools, please complete THIS FORM (Links to an external site.) and email it to me.
Students will access course information by going to Google Classroom. Students will need their FCS google account username and password for access. If you have questions about the student login, please email me.
PARENTS: To Request to be a Google Classroom Guardian (Links to an external site.), please contact your student(s)' teacher(s) via email. What will parents view as a Guardian? (Links to an external site.) Google Classroom Guide for Parents
Google Meet Recordings is listed as a Third Party application . Our Third Party application asks that parents opt-out, students CAN NOT be recorded if you fill out this form.
Math
Home Connect Parent Letter
English version:
Spanish version:
NC.1.NBT.1 Count to 150, starting at any number less than 150.
NC.1.NBT.2 Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones.
- Unitize by making a ten from a collection of ten ones.
- Model the numbers from 11 to 19 as composed of a ten and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones.
- Demonstrate that the numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine tens, with 0 ones.
NC.1.NBT.4 Using concrete models or drawings, strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and explaining the reasoning used, add, within 100, in the following situations: ● A two-digit number and a one-digit number ● A two-digit number and a multiple of 10
NC.1.NBT.5 Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the number, without having to count; explain the reasoning used.
NC.1.NBT.6 Subtract multiples of 10 in the range 10-90 from multiples of 10 in the range 10-90, explaining the reasoning, using: ● Concrete models and drawings ● Number lines ● Strategies based on place value ● Properties of operations ● The relationship between addition and subtraction
NC.1.OA.1 Represent and solve addition and subtraction word problems, within 20, with unknowns, by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem, when solving: ● Add to/Take from-Change Unknown ● Put together/Take Apart-Addend Unknown ● Compare-Difference Unknown
NC.1.OA.3 Apply the commutative and associative properties as strategies for solving addition problems.
ELA
RL.1.3: Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
RL.1.4: Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
RL.1.7: Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
W.1.2: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide closure.
- With guidance and support from adults, organize information and ideas around a topic to plan and prepare to write.
- With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
W.1.4: With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools and resources to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
* YES Learning Commons Website Many websites are linked into Ms. Pope's learning commons website to offer more support.
* The FCS technology department also wants to share this opportunity with your families.
* The specials team have create this link for you to use as well
* AIG Ms. Cheatham bit.ly/AIG-elementary
Go outside and explore nature. Have a fantastic day!
www.symbaloo/mix/msspencekindergarten/ Here are some games and activities to use at home. Some may have changed URLs since updated, if that is the case please just let me know and I will fix it on my end!
Scholars need to be working on Word problems, www.gregtangmath.com has wonderful resources.
In order to engage students, teach responsible use of Internet tools, and encourage learning in my classroom, I use the following tools:
- www.symbaloo.com/mix/msspencekindegarten/
- readworks
- raz-kids- username hspence , student name, password rabbit
More information can be found on the FCS Technology Department page under Online Educational Resources and Tools. To review the privacy policy for the tools used in my classroom, please click on the 3rd Party Digital Resources. Also, please be sure to return to my classroom page for updates. Technology is always changing and the list may change during the course of the ester/year.